Senior Business Analyst (MES Manufacturing Systems)
About the role
As a Senior Business Analyst, you will make an impact by driving requirements analysis, process optimization, and solution design for Manufacturing Execution System (MES) initiatives supporting Industry 4.0 transformation programs. You will be a valued member of the manufacturing solutions team and work collaboratively with business stakeholders, plant operations teams, automation engineers, developers, quality teams, maintenance teams, and IT partners across global locations.
In this role, you will:
- Lead requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation for MES solutions supporting manufacturing operations.
- Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions to define business processes, functional requirements, and user stories.
- Analyze current and future-state manufacturing processes including production execution, quality management, maintenance, inventory, and work order management.
- Create functional specifications, user stories, workflows, and solution designs that guide MES development and implementation teams.
- Partner with business and technical stakeholders to support Industry 4.0 initiatives, system deployments, and continuous process improvement efforts.
Work model
We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Colombia. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What you need to have to be considered
- 10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Functional Consultant, Manufacturing SME, or similar role within manufacturing technology environments.
- Proven experience gathering requirements, writing functional specifications, and creating user stories for enterprise applications.
- Strong knowledge of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), digital manufacturing, Industry 4.0, automation, and plant operations.
- Experience supporting manufacturing functions such as production planning, shop-floor execution, quality management, maintenance, inventory, and work order management.
- Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Jira and/or Azure DevOps.
- Strong analytical, documentation, stakeholder management, and workshop facilitation skills.
- Professional fluency in both English and Spanish, with the ability to effectively communicate between business and technical teams.
These will help you stand out
- Experience supporting MES implementations in discrete manufacturing environments.
- Knowledge of real-time manufacturing systems, OEE solutions, IoT platforms, and cloud-based industrial applications.
- Experience with SAP or other ERP integrations within manufacturing ecosystems.
- Understanding of data acquisition systems, industrial devices, and integration middleware.
- Familiarity with UX design principles and user-centered solution design.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
À savoir avant de postuler
- Autorisation de travail: Cognizant ne prendra en considération que les candidats à ce poste qui sont légalement autorisés à travailler au Canada sans avoir besoin d'un parrainage de l'employeur, aujourd'hui ou à l'avenir.
- Mesures d’adaptation: Si vous avez un handicap qui nécessite des mesures d’adaptation raisonnable pour effectuer une recherche d’emploi ou poser une candidature, veuillez envoyer un courriel à [email protected] avec votre demande et vos coordonnées.
- L’IA dans notre processus de recrutement: Nous utilisons des outils d'intelligence artificielle (IA) pour trier et évaluer les candidatures efficacement. Notre équipe examine ensuite les candidatures et décide qui passe à l’étape suivante.
- Poste à pourvoir: Sauf indication contraire, ce poste est actuellement vacant et nous cherchons à le pourvoir.
- Exigences linguistiques: Nous demandons à tous les candidats de posséder une connaissance de base de l’anglais afin de faciliter les communications internes. Pour les postes au Québec, la capacité à communiquer efficacement en anglais est requise car vous fournirez des services à et collaborerez avec des parties prenantes anglophones situées hors de la province.
- Inclusion: Cognizant est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi. Votre candidature et votre dossier ne seront pas examinés en fonction de la race, de la couleur, du sexe, de la religion, des croyances, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'identité de genre, de l'origine nationale, du handicap, des renseignements génétiques, de la grossesse, du statut d'ancien combattant ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois fédérales, provinciales ou locales.
À propos de Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) est un AI Builder et une entreprise de services numériques (ESN) élaborant des solutions complètes d’IA maximisant les investissements pour des résultats concrets. Sa profonde expertise des métiers, des processus et des technologies lui permet d’intégrer dans les systèmes technologiques le contexte unique de chaque organisation de l’ingénierie à la production à l’échelle. Son objectif: améliorer l’efficacité des équipes, créer de la valeur et permettre aux grandes entreprises de rester performantes dans un monde qui évolue rapidement. Pour en savoir plus: cognizant.ai ou @cognizant.
